Spiny plants. Thorns are plants for the garden. Domestic coniferous thorns

Tartar prickly is an incredibly tenacious weed. You can meet him on the slopes of the Caucasus Mountains, in desert regions Central Asia, in the Baltic States and Central Russia.

Tartar prickly - an incredibly tenacious weed

Surviving in places with the heaviest and extreme conditions, this thorny grass shows its persistent character every time. There is a legend that the invasion of this plant was compared with Tatar-Mongol yoke. From here its names appeared: prickly tartar or infidel grass.

Indeed, this is a real fighter. It is classified as an ordinary herb, but has the appearance of a sinister warrior. The spindle-shaped root, like a drill, is deeply screwed into the ground. The thick, erect stem is covered with a woolly cobweb. For 2 years of life, the plant reaches a two-meter height.

Wing-like branches of the tartar are dotted with sharp yellow thorns. Branches up to 1.5 m wide. The leaves are oval, elongated, serrated at the edges. Each tooth is crowned with a poisonous thorn, and the surface of the leaf constantly secretes a gray sticky secret. When you meet such a huge thorny bush that looks like a bird of prey, you want to turn off the road.

The flowering period begins in July and lasts until mid-autumn. Spiny baskets appear at the tips of the branches. They contain 3 crimson inflorescences, resembling small asters. At the time of ripening, the basket closes, leaving a bunch of dried straw-colored petals on the surface. The ready-to-propagate seed container is very light and has an unusually grippy quality. With the help of the wind, on the fur of animals and on the feet of random passers-by, the Tatar grass goes to populate new territories.

Gallery: prickly tartar (25 photos)

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Healing qualities

Currently, the plant is not favored by the attention of official medicine. So far, there are no published scientific papers about it. chemical composition and therapeutic properties. Therefore, prickly grass is not sold in pharmacies.

But traditional healers have long noticed this plant and for many years have been using it in the fight against many ailments. In their opinion, everything is useful in this herb: roots, stems, leaves, inflorescences, thorns, and especially seeds. By the way, the fruits of the tartar are 40% oil.

The properties of the thorny weed have been studied for years. folk wisdom developed into recipes and passed down from generation to generation. The plant was collected with extreme care, in thick mittens. And this is not surprising: by the autumn of the second year of life, the thorns of the Tatar turn into cold weapons.

Unscientific methods of traditional medicine have given their results. Empirically, a wide range of healing properties this weed.

Very strong ability to coagulability of blood is revealed. This property is mainly used externally for wounds. of varying complexity. But theoretically it can be used in hematological diseases. When hemophilia was discovered in the son of Nicholas II, all means available at that time were thrown to fight the disease. But there was no heir to the throne in the blood required amount a protein responsible for stopping blood. Having carried out all possible diagnostic procedures, the doctors of that time realized that they would not be able to cure Alexei Nikolaevich. The only thing left for them was to try to improve the quality of his life. Some historians describe that a doctor was brought from the Tatar lands to the court of the emperor. In his arsenal was the Basurman prickly grass, with the juice of which he tried to alleviate the difficult condition of a sick child. With the help of the Tatar, the healer managed to make the heir's blood cleaner and thicker, increase hemoglobin and blood pressure.

Drugs prepared on the basis of the powder from the roots of the tartar and the oil of its seeds act depressingly on many types of pathogenic bacteria. Actually simple level this property of the plant is successfully used in the treatment of purulent wounds and many others. skin diseases bacterial nature. But besides this, cases are described in which the prickly tartar helped in the cure of botulism. This is a very serious disease, which in its advanced form often leads to death. The difficulty lies in the fact that the causative agent of the disease is of animal origin. It is resistant to impact chemicals and temperature treatment. The toxins produced by the botulinum bacterium accumulate in the body and completely infect nervous system. With the help of the Tatar man, ancient healers managed to completely localize this serious illness in the initial stage.

Finally official medicine drew attention to the incredible strength of the Tatar. Currently, it is even used in the fight against cancer. In combination with chemotherapy, its use gives successful results. Especially, after operations related to the removal of cancerous tumors, to prevent relapse. Everyone knows the fact that surgery does not give a full guarantee of getting rid of the tumor, because in the process of growth it constantly releases cancer cells into the blood, which spread throughout the body. The property of tartar to block the growth of pathogenic bacteria and purify the blood increases the protective qualities of the body.

AT traditional medicine common tartar is considered the strongest natural antibiotic. Many healers describe its power in the fight against infections of the genitourinary system and fungal diseases of a venereal nature. Of particular interest is the described case of the treatment of neurosyphilis by a Tatar man.

In those days, when doctors were not yet able to conduct accurate laboratory research, it was difficult to diagnose this disease. The infection entered the body sexually and, developing, gave out symptoms that looked like either meningitis or cerebral fever. Confused healers did not have time to come to their senses, as the disease completely destroyed the nervous system, causing paralysis and death. But with the help of treatment with infidel grass, it was possible to completely defeat this terrible disease.

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Poison Doppelgänger

In nature, there are a lot of plants that look like prickly tartar. Yes, almost every healing herb or edible mushroom there is a toxic twin. To avoid sad consequences, it is important to learn to distinguish between them. Basurman grass is often called thistle or thistle. This is not only erroneous, but also a dangerous delusion. Basically, some similarity is confusing. This is not surprising: thistle and tartar belong to the Asteraceae family and have similar features. However, it is absolutely different plants with dissimilar properties. To understand this, it is enough to conduct a comparative characteristic.

The main thing that is confusing is the almost identical flowers and the presence of thorns. Both weeds bloom in adult form, but the thistle has a height of no more than 20 cm, and the tartar is more than 2 m. Therefore, the growth characteristic is the main criterion for distinguishing between these plants.

It is impossible to compare sow thistle and prickly tartar, medicinal properties and their contraindications. Because these plants are complete opposite each other. Basurman grass has incredible healing power, and thistle is not used in medicine. Not only that, thistle is toxic and poisonous plant, in the history he is given a separate page.

Since ancient times in Russia, the thistle has been personified with evil spirit, endowing this ubiquitous weed with the dark energy of evil. In Europe, on the contrary, he was considered reliable protection from enemies and a symbol of inevitable punishment for crimes. And in old england he was decorated with family coats of arms, and the knights named their orders in his honor.

My love for cacti began with a gift, and this gift was made by mom's friend. Under New Year they brought me a small tray, and in it, in yogurt cups, small cacti! I don’t remember exactly how many there were, probably 6 pieces. These were tiny babies separated from an adult plant. Well, from that moment it began! My kids got accustomed perfectly, then they moved to larger pots. And I started buying new ones. I really love them!))) So I'll introduce you to my not very large, but very valuable collection for me!

Without it - nowhere! The most traditional, the most common, my thorn. I still have a little one, you can say, compared to what they are. But, despite the small growth, it pleases with flowering! late spring or at the beginning of summer, 1-2 buds appear on it, resembling a willow. They develop very slowly. At this time, I generally try not to touch the cactus, not to move it. Well, as a result - such a beauty! A flower on a long flower tube, 20 cm, 10 cm in diameter, blooms in just 2-3 hours, before our eyes. Watching this is a pleasure. He is gentle pink shade and exudes a delicate aroma. Indescribable beauty! It is a pity that it does not last long, a maximum of 2 days. The peculiarity of caring for Echinopsis is that he loves nutritious soil, to which I add humus. The dishes for him are more spacious than for the rest, I water them often and abundantly during the growth period, and of course I feed them. In winter, like everyone else - a period of rest.

Next is my little one Mammillaria Gracilis! Very easy to care for, it blooms almost for me all year round, respite only a couple of months in winter. It grows quickly and forms such a bush, completely covered with flowers in the spring. I use special soil for cacti, she doesn’t need a large pot at all, in spring and summer I water once a month with mineral fertilizer for cacti.

Mammillaria Prolifera grows in a large bush, in the spring it is completely covered with cream flowers. This is my smallest one. Getting ready to bloom, just about to bloom.

And this Mammillaria Chaniana , I have had it recently, about 1 year, but it has already pleased me, it bloomed in the spring, it was all strewn with bright purple flowers.

And another mammillaria

My giant rocky cereus, as they say in books, this is the result of a natural anomaly associated with a violation of normal growth. In order for it to grow really giant, it is necessary to plant it in a spacious pot with a good nutrient mixture, less sand and more land, humus (but poorly rotted organics are dangerous for him). It costs me sunny place, in the summer I water abundantly, in the winter in dryness and coolness. And it is very important to periodically treat from pests, for prevention. It also propagates easily from cuttings.

and a slightly smaller one...

And a simple cereus, not yet very big

You can say my pearl - Echinocactus Gruzoni! He has everything super-cactus: a spherical, bright green stem, large areole pads and very spectacular powerful, slightly curved spines. The story with him was not easy) I bought 2 small specimens, 3-4 centimeters in diameter, but they did not take root with me. For the third time I bought on sale, a discounted copy that I lost beautiful view, on the verge of death, so to speak) I thought, I’ll try again and if it doesn’t work out, then I won’t do it again. And he, as they say, to the evil of his enemies, survived and grows further, now he has already grown to such sizes, 15 cm in diameter. But it must be said that it is growing slowly. He needs care "typically cactus", hot summers with bright lighting, cool dry winters. I do not add manure to the soil. Sometimes I spray to wash off the dust from it). He also does not need large dishes.

And this ferocactus , handsome, bluish hue with long spines. It is a pity that it grows very slowly, in general room conditions blooms, but mine, apparently, has not matured yet. I don’t add organic matter to the soil for it, I also need good drainage, I water it very carefully.

My handsome Espostoa Lanata , majestic, reminiscent of an old man). Grows unfortunately too slowly enough. Initially, there was one stem after 1.5 years, another 2 went from the root. It has been growing for me for 7 years for sure. It really needs bright good lighting (an inhabitant of the mountains after all). I make the soil for it loose, with good drainage, without organic matter. In winter, it is at rest for three months, I do not water it at all. In summer, watering is also careful, it is better not to add water.

I've been looking for this guy's name for a long time. Myrtillocactus geometrizans! It stretches into a large column, of a very spectacular bluish-green color, grows by 3-4 cm per year, and each growth is visible, it differs in color. I plan to plant several copies in one pot.

Another columnar cactus stetsonia corine , I have already reached a solid size. He likes spacious dishes and a lot of light. His spines are the most "cactus", as shown in cartoons, 6-7 cm long.

And one more - Hageocereus very cute and growing fast. But he needs the brightest lighting and warmth, otherwise he begins to stretch, turn pale. I had 2 of them and they didn’t want to branch in any way, they grow with one pillar and that’s it. I decided to try to cut one off, cut it off about 2/3, slightly pointed the cut part and put it in vertical position, after 1.5-2 months the roots went and I rooted it in the ground. And on an adult specimen went side shoots, 3 pieces, I left them like that.

Another of the cereus, but I did not find the exact name for it.

I love prickly pear, but unfortunately I only have two Opuntia microdasis, with yellow needles, and the other with brown ones (purchased recently, therefore still small). My prickly pear is a little over a year old, grew from one segment, so it grows quite quickly. I make the soil for her with sand and good drainage. In general, it is very unpretentious, a beautiful bush quickly forms. But it must be said that it is dangerous for animals and small children, the spines are very small and crumble, if they get on the skin, it is very difficult to get it. Once I read how the Indians cope with this, they drip melted wax on the place where the thorn fell, it hardens and peels off along with the thorn. The method works, I checked!

Of the epiphytes, I have a couple of Schlumberger, one is scarlet, the other is pink, but unfortunately I did not have time to photograph the flowering ones. What I like about them is that they are easy to care for, the most important thing is to water and spray. Water abundantly from the appearance of buds until the end of flowering. They also breed well, a couple of branches broke off from me, I put them in water, a week later roots appeared and I immediately put them into the ground. Prefers a bright, but not sunny place.

Well, an unidentified object so far)))

In general, for everyone I try to use a special soil for cacti. Only for Echinopsis and Cereus do I make nutritious soil with humus. Since October I have been reducing watering for everyone, since December I have not watered at all. I start watering gradually in March, in May I start using mineral fertilizer. Well, I treat it with fungicides for prevention. And if something happened to one of the specimens, I try to separate the healthy part and root it. Rooting, as it turned out, is also very simple for everyone. We separate the children or part of the stem and leave until the roots appear. Some sprout roots not at all quickly, for example, cereus, it may take a month or two. I either put the cuttings vertically (for example, if the cutting is wide in diameter, then I put it in a glass of yogurt, it turns out, as it were, in limbo), or I simply leave it to lie in partial shade.

I also have other pets.

Zamioculcas I have recently, so small. Optimal lighting for him is bright diffused light or partial shade. I water carefully when the earth is already dry, the main thing is not to fill it.

For quite some time now, Ficus Benjamin has been growing with me, it is not growing very fast. Likes spraying, but moderate watering.

The fern grows very quickly and pleases with its appearance. I realized one thing that he big pot not needed. Long time I grew it in a large planter, or rather, did not grow at all). Then I transplanted it into wide and not deep pots. And here is the result. I water often and spray frequently.

Euphorbia capricious almost like cacti) I water carefully so as not to flood, in winter a relative dormant period. I wipe the leaves. It happens that in the fall it can shed its leaves, not all, of course, but a lot. Easily propagated by seeds (which it scatters abundantly around itself). The one on the left is just the same from a seed.

And there is also a yucca, but it is a slightly different species than you are used to seeing. Because I didn’t cut it, now it is about 2 m tall and I like it more in this form)

This is my home garden!

The main advantage of the interior in the garden or in the apartment are plants. The diversity of plant cultures is amazing - this is flowering shrubs, and evergreen creepers, and succulents, gracefully located on the Alpine hills.

But plants with thorns deserve special attention. It seems that the main purpose of such crops is protection from insects and birds, but this opinion is erroneous.

In fact, with the help thorny plants create a sense of grace, unusualness and originality. In the article I will tell you what thorny plants can be planted in the garden or in the apartment. I will list the names of the most popular plant crops that will become a real decoration of any interior.

The main advantage of thorny plants is their unpretentiousness. This is what attracts the attention of many gardeners. Find out what types of plants with thorns can be used for growing in the garden.

Karlina (stemless thorn)

A very bizarre exotic plant. Karlina blooms unusually - its inflorescences are like large baskets (up to 12 cm in diameter) with a bluish-lilac hue.

The flowers of the plant are hard and rough, it seems that they are made of thick cardboard. Carlina has amazing property- at night, as well as in cloudy weather, its flowers close, forming dense large buds.

The flower is actively used for decoration garden interior. Unusual carlina inflorescences grow on long stems, so the plant can be combined in a flower garden with other undersized flowers.

Karlina refers to undemanding plants. It tolerates both drought and hot weather. The flower grows ideally on rocky areas or in rock gardens. If you use Carlina as flower arrangement, then it goes well with alpine asters, juniper, sagebrush and fescue.

Eringium (syringum)

An amazing plant with thorns is eringium. Its in last years landscape designers are actively using to decorate the interior and give the garden grace and unusualness.

Eringium is a small shrub (about 70 cm in height), on which numerous inflorescences of blue and bluish hues grow.

Varietal variations of eringium:

• Flat-leaved eringium. The height of the bush is 100 cm. The plant has small (compared to other varieties) inflorescences of a bright blue or pale green hue.
• Variegated eringium. Plant height - from 70 cm. The inflorescences of the flower are small bluish or purple.
• Plain eringium. Low (up to 70 cm) shrub, which has a lot of sharp thorns. The plant blooms in small inflorescences of a rich blue or blue hue.

Absolutely all eringiums are used for landscape design. Plants prefer to grow in rocky areas, they do not like abundant watering and sudden temperature changes. In compositions, eringium goes well with lavender, echinacea, juniper.

milk thistle

Many gardeners consider milk thistle (thistle) a weed. But it is this plant that is very popular with landscape designers, because with the help of an unusual appearance, milk thistle is able to transform the interior of any garden plot.

The pride of milk thistle is its unusual large leaves. On the surface of bright green leaves, a white cobweb is depicted. This combination creates a unique image. But it is important to remember that milk thistle leaves are covered with sharp thorns, so touch beautiful plant will not work.

Inflorescences also have an unusual appearance. Their shape resembles small baskets, the color scheme of which can be very diverse - from raspberry and red to pale white. Along the edges of the inflorescences, like the leaves, sharp small spines grow.

Milk thistle is considered medicinal plant. Folk healers use the plant to prepare decoctions and tinctures for the treatment of colds, coughs and diseases of the esophagus.

Tatarnik

The prickly plant differs in impregnable and formidable appearance. Tatarnik is tall plant, the length of the trunk of which reaches 2 meters. The advantage of a flower is its leaves and inflorescences. The leaves of the tartar are painted in silver tones.

They are located on fleshy and dense stems, giving a warlike appearance to the plant. Tatarnik inflorescences are small "buds" of purple or red hues.

Tatarnik with its prickly leaves can be used to decorate a garden interior. The ideal "neighbors" of the prickly plant are elecampane, rudbeckia, coniferous shrubs and other landscape flowers.

Bodyak

AT middle lane In Russia, a popular plant with thorns is thistle. It can also be grown in the garden. The height of the plant is approximately 150 cm. Its advantage is the gracefulness of the inflorescences. The flowers of the plant are large, painted in bright red and burgundy tones.

The bodyak is a honey plant. It can be planted in the garden to attract bees.

Dipsakus (forest hairweed)

One more amazing plant with thorns, which can become the pride of the garden. The height of dipsakus is about 2 m, its trunk is equipped with strong shoots, on which funnel-shaped leaves-plates grow. Dipsakus blooms in large inflorescences, which at the end of flowering turn into large prickly cones.

The plant will become the dignity of the rock garden. Dipsakus blooms from mid-summer to late autumn. The plant is ideally combined with undersized flowering shrubs.

Indoor plants with thorns

The most popular houseplants with thorns are cacti and euphorbia. Thorny plants are unpretentious, they can live for several days without water, love the heat and are rarely attacked by pathogens.

Spurge

This plant has great amount various types. A feature of milkweed is its toxicity - in the milky juice of the plant there are toxic substances, contact with which causes burns or poisoning.

• Euphorbia Fisher. The plant has medicinal properties, it is used in the treatment of "male" diseases. Euphorbia Fisher in appearance resembles ginseng, but the first plant is larger with a massive trunk and prickly leaves.
• Euphorbia is triangular. Popular indoor flower. The stem of the plant is dense and massive, equipped with trihedral ribs, along the edges of which there are small and sharp spines. Dense oval leaves grow on the top of the flower. With proper care, the plant can grow up to 3 m in height.
• Euphorbia is white-veined. Another common indoor plant. In appearance, the flower resembles a palm tree. The height of adult milkweed is 1.5 m. The stem of the flower is ribbed, dense, large dark green leaves are located at the top of the flower.
• Euphorbia "Head of a Medusa". exotic plant, which has recently been actively grown by flower growers at home. The flower is a small bush, the shoots of which grow out of the ground and hang from the pot. The flower is best grown in a pot, in which case the appearance of the plant will actually resemble the head of the famous Gorgon jellyfish.
• Euphorbia fat. A very funny flower that deserves special attention. Some novice gardeners mistakenly mistake Euphorbia obese for a cactus. Appearance plants are a small green ball growing from the ground. On the surface of the spherical stem there are ribs from which small but very sharp spines grow. The height of milkweed fat rarely reaches 20 cm, more often it is a flower no higher than 9 cm in height.
• Euphorbia Turukalli. Bushy succulent, consisting of many branches-sticks. The plant has no leaves, but it blooms in small white inflorescences. When organizing proper care the flower can grow up to 9 m in height.

cacti

It is the cactus that is the most popular thorn flower. Caring for a cactus is simple, in the common people the plant is called "a flower for lazy people."

• Aporocactus whip-shaped. Perfect option hanging flower. The stems of the plant are not more than 1 cm thick, equipped with small spines. cactus blooms large flowers various shades.
• Astrophytum capricornus. young plant It has spherical shape, adult - is formed into a cylinder. The cactus blooms regularly, its inflorescences are large (up to 15 cm in diameter) and painted in a wide variety of colors.
• Cereus. The stem length of the plant reaches 1 m. In the hot season, the cereus produces large red inflorescences with a delicate aroma.
• Mamillaria. Amazing cactus with unusual flowering. In spring, the inflorescence wraps around the surface of the cactus and blooms in soft pink or red hues.

Conclusion

• Plants with thorns are the pride and dignity of the garden. With the help of thorny plants, you can create a unique and inimitable interior.
• Prickly plants are classified into garden and indoor. Garden "thorns" are grown in rock gardens, houseplants- in flowerpots, planters or clay pots.